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The city is carelessly letting millions of dollars slip through the cracks by failing to collect money owed by the Hyatt hotel chain, USTA National Tennis Center, New York Mets and other organizations, according to a report being released today.

In a roundup of 41 audits conducted since 2002, city Comptroller Bill Thompson reveals that $23.8 million in funds owed to the city went unpaid by companies operating concessions or franchises on city property.

The companies usually pay a flat fee or percentage of gross receipts – whichever is greater – for the right to either provide a service or open restaurants, stadiums, parking lots or a host of other establishments on city land.

Thompson fears lax enforcement and monitoring by agencies overseeing the concessions is allowing companies to underreport profits and shortchange the city.

“If these agencies pursued every dollar identified in my audits, the city could have collected a substantial amount of money,” Thompson said. “It’s distressing that some agencies refuse to put a lot of effort into recouping all that is rightfully owed the city.”

Since the audits have been released, the companies evaluated have collectively paid back about $16.6 million, leaving just over $7 million is still outstanding.

Companies still on the hook include the Mets, which owes $11,873 in underreported revenue; Telebeam Telecommunications, which owes more than $5.2 million in underreported advertising sales on pay phones; Hyatt Equities, which owes $222,871 in underreported revenue for the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which sits on city and state land in Midtown; the National Tennis Center, which owes $248,763 in understated revenue; and the Brooklyn Cyclones, which owes $9,064 in unreported profits.

“Without adequate monitoring, it is to a franchisee and concessionaire’s benefit to underreport,” said Thompson, whose findings are not binding and can be disputed by agencies.

Other entities, including the Staten Island Yankees, Tavern on the Green, Terrace on the Park in Queens, Time Warner City Cable, Viacom and the New York Yankees, owed large chunks of money but made good on their debts after the audits.